Donbas conflict: 15 shelling reported in ATO area over the day

Despite the agreement reached by the trilateral group on the cease-fire regime, the Russian-occupation forces continue to carry out provocative attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

22:00, 2 April 2017

Open source

Today, on April 4th, pro-Russian militants 15 times violated the ceasefire in Donbas. As a result of military operations, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded, reported ATO HQ on Facebook.

"Situation in ATO area stabilized. Despite the agreement reached by the trilateral group on the cease-fire regime, the Russian-occupation forces continue to carry out provocative attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Since the beginning of the day, the enemy has violated the silence regime 15 times", the message says.

At the same time it is specified that the enemy showed the biggest activity in the Mariupol direction. "From 120 mm mortar shells, grenade launchers of various systems, large-caliber machine guns and small arms, the enemy fired at the positions of marines in the Pavlopil area, defenders of Vodiane were attacked from grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms," the report says.

In Donetsk direction, according to the headquarters, the largest number of attacks was recgistered near Avdiivka, its defenders got under attack from 82mm mortars, large-caliber machine guns and small arms. From the machine-gun, anti-tank grenade launcher the enemy fired at positions near Novoselivka second.

"Despite armed provocations by the enemy, Ukrainian servicemen strictly observed the silence regime and did not open fire in response. One Ukrainian military was wounded," the report says.